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Screwworm

Telchin atymnius
Houlbert, 1918
Gusano Barrenador
Family: Castniidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Number of Records: 6



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
229392306/04/2025Costa RicaPuntarenasReserva Nacional de Vida Silvestre Hacienda BarúEduardo Nadal
229392206/04/2025Costa RicaPuntarenasReserva Nacional de Vida Silvestre Hacienda BarúEduardo Nadal
201251520/03/2024ColombiaMagdalenaMinca (la Victoria), Sierra Nevada de Santa MartaLucia Frias
93250909/08/2014MexicoChiapasCascada Las Golondrinas, Nueva Palestina, Municipio de OcosingoSaúl Sánchez Soto
93371226/07/2014MexicoChiapasCentro Ecoturístico Causas Verdes las Nubes, Selva Lacandona, Maravilla TenejapaSaúl Sánchez Soto
148205108/09/2012Costa RicaAlajuelaAeropuerto Internacional Juan SantamaríaHugo Caverzasi
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EcoRegistros. 2026. Screwworm (Telchin atymnius) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.